Heat shock proteins and cancer

J Wu, T Liu, Z Rios, Q Mei, X Lin, S Cao - Trends in pharmacological …, 2017 - cell.com
Heat shock proteins (HSPs) constitute a large family of proteins involved in protein folding
and maturation whose expression is induced by heat shock or other stressors. The major …

Targeting heat shock proteins in cancer: a promising therapeutic approach

S Chatterjee, TF Burns - International journal of molecular sciences, 2017 - mdpi.com
Heat shock proteins (HSPs) are a large family of chaperones that are involved in protein
folding and maturation of a variety of “client” proteins protecting them from degradation …

[HTML][HTML] Harnessing mitochondrial metabolism and drug resistance in non-small cell lung cancer and beyond by blocking heat-shock proteins

B Parma, H Wurdak, P Ceppi - Drug Resistance Updates, 2022 - Elsevier
Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths worldwide, with non-small cell
lung cancer (NSCLC) being the predominant histological subtype. Despite the emergence of …

Pan-and isoform-specific inhibition of Hsp90: Design strategy and recent advances

J Yu, C Zhang, C Song - European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 2022 - Elsevier
In the past few decades, the development of heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) inhibitors for
cancer treatment has not stopped. About twenty compounds have been evaluated in the …

Targeting proteotoxic stress in cancer: a review of the role that protein quality control pathways play in oncogenesis

M Ho Zhi Guang, EL Kavanagh, LP Dunne, P Dowling… - Cancers, 2019 - mdpi.com
Despite significant advances in cancer diagnostics and therapeutics the majority of cancer
unfortunately remains incurable, which has led to continued research to better understand …

[HTML][HTML] Novel therapeutic strategies for multiple myeloma

N Mimura, T Hideshima, KC Anderson - Experimental hematology, 2015 - Elsevier
Multiple myeloma (MM) is a plasma-cell malignancy which remains incurable despite the
recent emergence of multiple novel agents. Importantly, recent genetic and molecular …

TAS-116, a highly selective inhibitor of heat shock protein 90α and β, demonstrates potent antitumor activity and minimal ocular toxicity in preclinical models

S Ohkubo, Y Kodama, H Muraoka… - Molecular cancer …, 2015 - AACR
The molecular chaperone HSP90 plays a crucial role in cancer cell growth and survival by
stabilizing cancer-related proteins. A number of HSP90 inhibitors have been developed …

Paradoxical resistance of multiple myeloma to proteasome inhibitors by decreased levels of 19S proteasomal subunits

D Acosta-Alvear, MY Cho, T Wild, TJ Buchholz… - elife, 2015 - elifesciences.org
Hallmarks of cancer, including rapid growth and aneuploidy, can result in non-oncogene
addiction to the proteostasis network that can be exploited clinically. The defining example is …

Discovery of 3-Ethyl-4-(3-isopropyl-4-(4-(1-methyl-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)-1H-imidazol-1-yl)-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridin-1-yl)benzamide (TAS-116) as a Potent, Selective …

T Uno, Y Kawai, S Yamashita, H Oshiumi… - Journal of Medicinal …, 2018 - ACS Publications
The molecular chaperone heat shock protein 90 (HSP90) is a promising target for cancer
therapy, as it assists in the stabilization of cancer-related proteins, promoting cancer cell …

Acid-labile boronate-bridged dextran–bortezomib conjugate with up-regulated hypoxic tumor suppression

W Xu, J Ding, L Li, C Xiao, X Zhuang… - Chemical …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
An acid-labile dextran–bortezomib conjugate (Dex–BTZ), ie, a macromolecularized
proteasome inhibitor, is synthesized by a boron esterification reaction. The prodrug exhibits …